What a lovely morning it is....clear azure blue sky with lots of sunshine. Cold at the moment though, following a very frosty night. Not much wind, which is nice. The roofers have just turned up next door, so the peace will shortly be shattered....however, they're nearly finished, apparently they got on very well yesterday and should hopefully be done by the end of today. No idea how long it will be before the next lot of builders turn up, for all the inside work on tearing out and refitting new kitchen and bathroom, the electrical works, laying new flooring and full redecoration.
Funnily enough, now I know we have our week's holiday to look forward to in 9 days time, I don't feel so bad about all the work and noise going on - I can put up with it knowing we can escape it all for a week very soon.
We had a good day with Mum yesterday, she's very frail but seemed and looked a lot better than the last time we went up a couple of months ago, when she was too weak to get out of bed and actually looked like a corpse. She wanted to get some new garden furniture (a good sign that she's feeling a bit better), so we took her to a big garden centre, pushing her around in her wheelchair so she could have a good look at everything. She picked out what she wanted, then we all went in the restaurant for lunch. As I expected, the effort involved in the excursion really took it out of Mum, she felt very unwell when we got her home and had to go straight to bed for an hour or 2. No matter, it gave brothers, sister and I a good chance to talk about things. Mum was able to get up and have a cuppa with us before brother and I left to come home.
It was a very long day, we left the house at 08.00 am and I didn't get home until 9.30 pm, even longer for brother as he lives 1.5 hours from here. I did sleep much better last night - sheer exhaustion, I think. Today I'm totally worn out and my back, hips and shoulders are really painful - the result of sitting in brother's car for so many hours, although his car is a big 4x4 and very comfortable. So today I'm not doing anything much, other than a quick freezer inventory, meal planning for the next 9 days and also for our holiday - we'll be taking most of our meals home cooked and frozen with us, so I can have a week off cooking.
Husband had a good day doing some gentle work in the garden, 'helped' by Betty - she was extremely pleased to see me when I got in yesterday, she was all over me with excitement.
QUite a day - small wonder you were exhausted by the end of it. I'm thrilled that your mum is looking so much better than before and how forward looking she is.
ReplyDeleteHaving something to look forward to always helps with the current problems, doesn't it? I'm glad about that too.
Not so great is the pain - maybe it will ease off as you get gently moving - I do hope so.
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I agree with Joy .
DeleteSo good to hear that your mum has improved and was able to enjoy a family outing and looking forward towards spending time in her garden.
ReplyDeleteHope your pain eases after a day's rest. Have you tried ice packs on the painful bits?
Pleased you managed some quality time with your mum and that you got out and about a bit. What a pity that you don't feel so good after the journey - it gets to me a bit now when we have the long drive up and down to Scotland. Have a good rest today. Your holiday is not long off now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a long day Sooze.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you managed to get out with your Mum.
Hope your pain eases as the day goes on.
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So pleased you had a nice day with your Mum and it gave you time to chat with your brother in the journey.
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Glad you had a good day with your mom. I look forward to your blog daily!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you had a nice visit with your mum and were able to go out for lunch. What a nice treat for you all. So good the roofing is almost finished. The inside work will be a lot quieter in comparison. Hope you can have a nice slow day today.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good day with your mum and she's feeling a bit better and was able to go out. It's good to have a holiday to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased that you had lunch with your Mum. Sorry to hear about the pains though.
ReplyDeleteGood that the roofers have almost finished too. xx